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@eine @faire M2M fr Lettera .Patent No. 82,251, dated September 15,1868.

IMPROVEMENT In BIT-STOCKS'.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CQNCERN Be it known that I, CLEMENB B. Ross, of.Sunderlan, in the county of Franklin, and Stoute of Manchu-f sette,have invented certain new and `nsel'ul Improvements in Bit-Stocks; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying draining,

making part of this specification, and to the le`tters of parts wherevertheyoccur. I l

l To enable others skilled in the'nrt to construct and' use myinvention, I will proceed to` describe it.

My inviention consis'tsinforining a handle on bitstocks,of two pieces ofwood'or othersuitable material,

reference marked thereon, like let'ters indic'stinglike i and securingthem to the stock by means 4of fel-rules, as hereinafter' expl'sined.

Figure 1 is a. side elevation of o bit-stockv complte, with myimprovement applied. VIig ,n1re.2 is a view representing `the handleinsection.

In constructing bitstoclfs,.a variety of plans have been adopted to'form the swell or handle'at the natre," where it is held bythe hand i'nturning it. Sometimes the stockitself is forged with n swell in themetal ati that' point to form the handle, at others, a. wooden hand-leis applied,rit being either slipped on before the stock is' bent, orepplied in halves, and fastened together by brnds or nails. These plansareall objectionable for the reason that t forge the swell'is expensive,and'the woodenhandle's, epplied as abovedescribed, soon become loose bywear. u lTo obvinte these objections, and make a handle that isdurableand neat, I make a handle as follows l I take a piece of wood andturn it in a. lathe, to the required form', as represented by A, fig. 1.I borea hole through? it lengthwise, of proper size. to fit the stock B,and-then cut it -into halves lengthwise, r'st turning down each end,suciently to receive a ferrule, C, as represented in iig.4 2.?

' Thewooden parts are applied to the stock, and the ferrnles C nreslipped on at each end ,of the handle A,

:where they mdyA be secured by rivets e or by soldering thel ends of theerrules to the stock B, tlus claspingan'd being slipped on to the stem Bof the stock before the socket or head is welded or fastened on. It'isobvious that the ferrules C may be formed with screw-threads on theirinteror,5and he screwed on the holding thevparts of the handle lirmlytogether, andalso securing itirmly to the stock, the ferrules G ofcourse wood;` dispensing with the rivets, and that i such cases thehandle may be left so as to turn loosely on the stock, oring'or otherdevice being seonredat each end to prevent it from slipping up or downon the stock, or the ferrnles may be cast ci' soft metal on thewood,lthle molten metal at the same time running through the holes, thusforming ferrules and rivets all ct the same time. By this menus Iconstruct-o smple, cheap, and durable handle. f I Y V I Having thusdescribed my'invention, whet I claim, i s' -The handle A, constructed ofthe two pieces applied to the stock B, as described, and secured hythei'errules C,'nll substantially as hereinA set forth: i

' `CLEMENs n. Rose;

Witnesses:

yW. S. B. HOPKINS, F. D.A BnALs.

